#school librarian

School Library Month in April is a celebration of school librarians and school libraries. Check out the CA State Library's COMPASS page that offers — at no cost to public schools, districts, local libraries or students — online educational content and tools

sunrise, biology class, trip to a park, and the aftermath of my coffee accident :/

picked up my school books

3 hours of library work (sorted books, prep for monday, admin stuff etc.)

washed my backpack, wallet & pencil cases because i spilled coffee inside my bag :(

For anyone wondering why I have been silent the last few months/weeks/days. I am about 3 weeks away from graduating with my MLIS (Master's in Library and Information Science) degree, with a concentration in the School Library Program with a 4.0! It's been a busy 2.5 years going to graduate school on top of teaching, but it will all be worth it! If I haven't read the newest chapters of your work or you're waiting on me to update my own work in progress or a new one-shot, I am SO sorry. I will get to it soon! I have turned in everything. But I need to take the certification exam on Tuesday then it'll just be a waiting game until December 15, my graduation date!

Each blurb is only a few sentences. Each book is a short children's book. Why does each blurb take me at least 20 minutes.

1st Grade 3: Where did the planets in our solar system come from?

Me: *explaining in kid language about the sun's accretion disk*

2nd Grade 3: No, it was God! God make the planets! >:(

Me: *makes direct eye contact with the Grade 3 teacher, who looks equally uncomfortable and tense* Well, different people believe different things. This is what scientists say happened.

* The book, "Pluto! Not a Planet? Not a Problem!", is part of a fantastic nonfiction series about our solar system that I highly recommend:

#firstchapterfriday is an easy way to get your students or campers reading!

Check out the first chapter, read aloud to you by the author, of my spooky Southern Gothic middle grade series.

"Despite a lifetime of breaking the rules, twelve-year-old Issa Igwe never expected to land in witch prison. At least that’s what she calls The Siren School outside of its hallowed halls. It’s actually the country’s most prestigious boarding school for magically gifted girls, and Issa’s parents insist that she attend . . . even though the school’s creepy history is the stuff of legend."